suicide
n
1
(a) [U] killing oneself intentionally 自杀: commit suicide 自杀
four cases of suicide 四起自杀案件.
(b) [C] act of this 自杀行为
three suicides in one week 一周中的三起自杀事件.
2 [C] person who commits suicide 自杀者.
3 [U] (fig 比喻) any action that may have serious consequences for oneself 给自己带来严重後果的行为
political suicide, ie action by a politician that will ruin his career 政治上的自杀(政治家自毁前程)
economic suicide, eg adopting policies that will ruin the economy 经济上的自杀(如施行导致经济崩溃的政策).
The man had connected the air-line to a supply line of oxygen, not compressed air.
这个工人把供气管接到了氧气供应管上,而不是接到压缩空气管上。
I am sorry that you have a disagreement with your father. Personally, I think it is important to follow your interests and your abilities, and it sounds as though you have plenty of both of these already.